Training Little Children Seetions for Mothers by Educators
A government and nonprofit effort urges mothers to spend on durable educational materials instead of toys. It promotes crayons, clay, scissors, watercolors, and paper crafts as early learning tools, with guidance on home activities and reading lists from Milton Bradley and E Steiger. It emphasizes mothering as a skill, nature exposure, and practical household integration for child development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vnstaunt
Milton Bradley Company
Springfield
Maas
E. Steiger & Co
Murray Street
New York
Royeelf
Poppies Smother War Ruins Across French Battlefields
Excerpts from the London Morning Year describe July fields near Laon and Solsous overrun by red poppies. War ruins, shell holes, and abandoned villages are now stained with color as German prisoners and Chinese laborers appear amid the desolation. The land, once fruitful, shows signs of neglect and the invader’s tenacious bloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
Laon
Solsous
Ebolra
Murder by a Beneficiary in Insurance Case Upset
A husband and son were named beneficiaries in a fraternal benefit policy issued to a married woman. The husband murdered his wife by setting her clothes on fire and both died. heirs sued to recover under the policy. The Missouri Court of Appeals reversed a lower judgment, ruling the policy could be forfeited only under strict construction and that fraud or murder by beneficiaries is not a guaranteed forfeiture in all cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. Louis
Neurotic Leadership in Republican Cost Debate
The New York Times laments Republican leaders misreading public sentiment on rising living costs. It urges finding real causes and remedies rather than political blame, criticizing parochialism and lack of broad vision in Congress as the nation grows weary of their narrowness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Congress
Wilson
House
Page’s Paris Visit Shapes Wilson’s Italy Policy
Thomas Nelson Page returned from Mary prompted by Wilson to discuss the Italian crisis over Fiume. Page believed he could advise the president and traveled to Paris, where his reception was not hostile. He concluded that remaining at his post was untenable.
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New York
Thomas Nelson Page
Mary
Wilson
Fiume
Page
Paris
Where Were They in Misspelled News Headlines
A garbled очищенный clipping shows misheard misquoted lines from several papers. Names like Kellys Burkes and Sheas appear with mixed letters and odd spellings. The text includes a duck eggs gag and a quizzical exchange about credibility.
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Los Angles Times
Kellys
Burkes
In Sheas
Ab of Provident
Lush Republic
Casting Bread Upon the Waters From Cork Exchange Bank
The Cork Exchange National Bank urges a plan to reduce individual food consumption by one third to feed hungry Europeans. The saved food would be sold on credit to overseas buyers, aiming to end hunger and idleness, restore stable government, and allow Europe to become a producer again capable of repaying foreign debts.
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Cork Exchange
Armenica
Europe
Flower Lore From Ancient Legends Of Plants
The article recounts legendary origins of flowers in diverse cultures. It cites Greek tales of anemone from Venus tears for Adonis, Virginian legends linking red clover to slain warriors, Danish invasions to paneweed, and a humorous tale of violets transforming from beaten girls after Venus and Cupid dispute.
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Low Angeles
Adonis
England
Venus
Cupid
Bid For Marshal Foch Cap At Bavoy Fair
Five thousand dollars has been bid for a cap worn by Marshal Foch during the first Marne battle. The cap will be sold at auction at the Bavoy fair. A note from the Christian Science Monitor recalls antique interest in soapstone stoves and their place in older homes and mansard era cities.
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Focgh
London Daily Express
Marshal Foch
the Marne
Bavoy
Christan Scence Monitor
When Economy Mobilizes From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
High prices arise not from sellers but from those who pay. The piece argues excessive cost tempts profiteering and urges the public to unite against waste. It calls for concerted, habitual economy rather than sporadic reform and condemns sacrificing the populace to price marks misaligned with value.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
War Etchings on Bonds from Washington Star
James J. Wilmeth a rector of the bureau of engraving plans war tribute bonds for the government to memorialize American valor. Bureau artists work on plates showing charging infantry in current uniforms and gear, with another design depicting Liberty crowned in the clouds above the Capitol dome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washigton Star
James J. Wilmeth
Bureau of Engraving
Germany
Bureau
Uwaring
Capitol
Canadian Vets Take Political Tilt in Welland
The Great War Veterans' Association of Welland protests that county offices should be filled by returned soldiers. They accuse current officeholders of unnecessary incumbency and demand replacements, citing the soldier vote already appearing in Canada.
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Buffalo Express
Canada
Great War Veterans’ Association of
Welland
Tte
Import Swans From Answers London Curious Trade
The article notes Americans draining British treasures as they migrate westward, prompting a surge in demand for swans cygnets and waterfowl. It mentions Ireland as a source for the birds and claims exchanges with American dollars will not create a shortage, while debating the influx of imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
America
Letst
Ireland
Heewick
Demountable Lumber Ship Built to Carry Lumber to England
Popular Mechanics describes a 9,000 ton vessel designed for a single 6,000,000 foot lumber voyage to England. At arrival the ship will be dismantled and stacked as a giant lumber pile. Construction includes a skeleton bottom and donkey engines to hoist heavy davits for final assembly at port.
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Erith Columbia
England
Himberg
After Flu What Enduring Effects Did Buffalo See
The Buffalo health department tracked 2,880 influenza cases between October and April, with 2,179 deaths. A follow up survey of survivors found few lasting health issues, noting most recovered or improved within months. Among 33,388 people never ill, eight consumption cases were expected, and overall influenza did not raise long term serious disease compared to other illnesses or major surgeries.
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Buffalo Health Department
Wale
Buffalo
Notable Renamings and Quotes From Variety of Papers
A string of humorous and historical anecdotes unfolds from Kansas City Star and other papers. It recounts Schwab praising a new name, a frontier tale of naming Old Glory, barbershop banter, a Washington Star quip about pearls, a near beer bottle mishap, and poetic sketches of nature and heritage from various editors.
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Kansas City Star
Wer
Charles M. Schwab
English Women Farm Ownership Surges In England
English women are buying farms and garden spaces in notable numbers as war labor shifts, signaling limited future work for common female farm laborers. Wealthier women with savings may pursue farming as a life work and career, reflecting broader social change described in the era. A fragment mentions the impact of food transport restoration and a French physician aiding deafened patients, but details are unclear.
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New
England
Henry Ford as An Illustration from Otto H. Kahn address
The piece argues Henry Ford created vast new wealth through his directing intellect and enterprise. It asserts Ford’s self made genius expanded access to cars, lowered costs, raised wages, and increased employment without monopoly or privilege. It questions how much he earned and how that income funded further factory expansion.
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Otto H. Kahn
Henry Ford
Mr. Ford
Romantic and Heroic Achievement By Newell Dwight Hillis
A self made man who rose from orphaned childhood on a rocky prairie to a powerful industrial and agricultural empire in the Midwest. He solved locomotive coupling flaws, built diverse farms, developed cattle and wool industries, and created a model school with 600 students, pools, gyms, and a museum. He remains a quiet driving force, a city upon a hill guiding thousands toward higher effort.
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Newell Dwight Hillis
The
Republic
Canadian
Hia Fann
Paris under fire as Plumb railway plan debated
Special cable reports Le Temps criticizing Glenn K. Plumb's proposal to run American railways through public and employee shares. It warns taxpayers would bear costs while railway workers reap half the profits. Le Temps urges Europe to reduce reliance on U S aid and outlines postwar remedies including international rail cooperation. The piece also touches on Ferdinand and a sharp political rebuke from an American editor.
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Chicago News
Paris
France
le Temps
Glenn K. Plumb
Europe
Atrocities and debts of Gladstone era figures emerge
The extract condemns Turkish oppression of Bulgarians and credits Gladstone era politicians and figures like Mar Giahan for shaping policy. It laments debts to America England and Russia and questions the morality of treachery and greed, portraying poverty as deserved punishment for traitors.
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William F. Gladatope
Mar Giahan
Gladstone
Turkey
Bulgaria
America
England
Russia
Embryo Ruskin Sketch From Buffalo Schoolboy
A Buffalo Commercial item presents a student composition on The Aurélus. The piece describes a painting by Ala lay showing a man and a woman with a pitchfork a wheelbarrow and a church steeple. The couple are poor and dig potatoes as they pray for larger harvests at sunset.
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Aurelus
New York
Alalay
George's Letter From London Weekly Boy Writes Home
A humorous letter from a boy at school to his mother complains of poor food in London, worn trousers, and beetles in the kitchen. He mentions friends, a desire to avoid bad habits, and asks for items or a loan if possible. The tone is affectionate and reflective of school life.
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Dorothy
Chia Weloo
Uslek
Thig Place
Pareenia
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United States Bureau of Education
Washington, D. C
National Kindergarten Association
Éth Street
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Frost
Froebel
Lucan E. Blew
D. Appleton & Co
New York City
Susan Chenery
Houghton, Miffin Company
A. Kirkpatrick
Maca Company
Uncle Sam
Dallas Newa
Youngbride
Fiytvester
Dallas News
Gail
Dolly
Daddy
Washington Star
Farmer Corn Tessel
Naisin
Lan
Hannah Coste Daker
Helen Hunt Jackson
Byile
Ferdinand
Brooklyn
Kage Perdinand
Tyl
Aria
Benedict Arnold
Amerikan
Jan Barne Aluvalus MacHiabpo
George
John Qo
London's Weekly
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